Paris, France - March 16, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Chenggang, China international trade representative with Ministry of Commerce/Vice Minister of Commerce:
"The topics that we talked about included tariff levels bilaterally under the new circumstances; and the possible extension of the bilateral tariff and non-tariff measures; and the promotion of bilateral trade and investment cooperation; as well as both sides, or each side's concern over the other side's trade and economic issues."

China international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce and vice minister of commerce, Li Chenggang, met the press on Monday following the conclusion of the economic and trade talks with the US team in Paris.

"The topics that we talked about included tariff levels bilaterally under the new circumstances; and the possible extension of the bilateral tariff and non-tariff measures; and the promotion of bilateral trade and investment cooperation; as well as both sides, or each side's concern over the other side's trade and economic issues," Li said.